1.
You'll know that you are Deliberately Creating Peace
when...
you feel guided to take your focus off the external
world. Deliberate Creators know that we are, at
all moments, creating our future. Some of us are
doing this creating 'deliberately' while others,
by getting caught up in the swirl of events that
surround us, are doing this creation 'by default'.

Which do you choose:
to create deliberately or by default?

2.
You'll know that you are Deliberately Creating
Peace when...in relationship with others, you strive to bring
the focus to areas of harmony and agreement instead
of conflict and discord. Deliberate Creators appreciate
that what we resist, persists, and therefore make
thoughtful determinations of where attention should
be placed.

Which relationships in your
life could benefit from a short time spent focusing
on areas of agreement?

3.
You'll know that you are Deliberately Creating Peace
when...you let go of the idea that you can only feel
peaceful when everything around you is going a certain
way and instead, recognize that you have the power
within you to choose to experience peace.

Who (or what) have you allowed to
destroy your sense of peace - and how can you reclaim
it?

4.
You'll know that you are Deliberately Creating
Peace when...you notice that, when someone 'pushes your
buttons', instead of expending your energy trying
to get the other person to change, you search
inside yourself and ask, 'what happened inside
me that led me to react that way to you?'
Whenever we feel a painful emotion (anger, resentment,
jealousy, fear, depression, desire for vengeance,
grief) this simply means that someone has activated
one of our wounds and a powerful opportunity for
healing lies right in front of us.

The next time you find that your
'buttons' have been pushed, where will you focus
your attention -- inward or outward?

5.
You'll know that you are Deliberately Creating Peace
when...you find yourself put off by anti-war demonstrations
and the notion of judging and condemning the players
in a dispute. Deliberate Creators understand that
we cannot be engaged in a battle and be a source
for peace at the same time.

Where are you investing
your energy -- in a battle against war or in a commitment
to peace?

6.
You'll know that you are Deliberately Creating
Peace when...you find yourself focusing on what you are
wanting instead of what you are not wanting. Deliberate
Creators recognize that what we focus on expands
and they give careful thought as to what they
want to have expand in their lives.

What in the world would you
like to see expand?

7.
You'll know that you are Deliberately Creating Peace
when...instead of praying for an outside force to bring
peace to others, you commit to being one who radiates
peace from within.